United Utilities is getting ready to bring its new water supply from Thirlmere Reservoir on stream in April – the water company is offering residents in West Cumbria the chance to find out more ahead of it coming in to service from April.
Around 80,000 homes and businesses in and around the towns of Cockermouth, Egremont, Ravenglass, Workington and Whitehaven will now receive their water from Thirlmere.
United Utilities has been working since 2014 to complete a new 62 mile water pipeline, a new water treatment plant and state-of-the-art water storage facilities in the region which will bring a different source of Lake District water to West Cumbria, and parts of North Cumbria for the first time.
Completion of the wider network and infrastructure means the company will now be able to treat up to 80 million litres of water every day.
Raw, untreated water will be transported down the pipeline to the new Williamsgate Water Treatment Works just off the A595 near Redmain
In March the North West water company will be hosting a series of public exhibitions to allow residents to find out more about the construction of the pipeline and what it means for their water.
Ian McCoy, Stakeholder Manager in Cumbria for United Utilities, said:
“We’re excited that customers in West Cumbria will soon have a new water supply from Thirlmere. We understand some customers may have questions about their water or might just want to find out more about the project as it nears a close, so that’s why we’re running these exhibition events.”
All the events are scheduled to run between 12pm and 7pm – click here for more information
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